AFI

While still in high school in Ukiah, California, Davey Havok (vocals), Mark Stopholese (guitar) and Vic Chalker (bass) formed an outfit called AFI in 1991. At the time, the band did not know how to play any instruments.

AFI disbanded when its members attended different colleges, including UC Berkeley where members of the band lived and practiced for a time in the basement of the Delta Chi fraternity house on Channing Way. Kresge moved to New York where he played with Blanks 77. After reuniting to perform a live show, the other members decided to drop out of college to play full-time with AFI.

AFI has been said to be abbreviated from the full title A Fire Inside.[30] However, band members have stated that the name was formerly from the titles Asking for It[31] and Anthems for Insubordinates

The band recorded Black Sails in the Sunset (1999), a musical turning point which introduced AFI fans to a much darker sound. On this album, the band's original hardcore roots were still the base of their sound, but with Dark Romantic influences. and emphasize on somber atmosphere and lyrics. The influence of the Deathrock & Goth rock scenes was also apparent. During this period their style was mostly referred to as Horror Punk or described as "Gothic punk".

In June 2006, AFI's newest album, Decemberunderground, was released on Interscope Records. The album's first single "Miss Murder" reached #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Charts.[19] The release reflects the continually changing and growing fan base of the band, and the album debuted as No. 1 on the Billboard charts.

Alternative

Miss Murder

Album:

December Underground
(2006)

Song Details:

"Miss Murder" is a song by American rockband AFI. It was released on April 3, 2006 as the lead single from their seventh studio album Decemberunderground. It was initially scheduled to premiere on LIVE 105 on April 13, 2006, however, it was released early due to overwhelming fan reaction. It was released in the United Kingdom and Australia on April 24 and July 29, 2006. It was written by Davey Havok and produced by Jerry Finn.

Lyrics:

OH
Could I,Could I just find the way
Id find you everyday and we could all just hide(BUT)
Ive come to find, everyones gone away
So this maybe the time for the perfect crime,
yes this is perfect

(THIS IS)Our medicine,(THIS IS)
Our time to medicate here with me now as we lose ourselves in this and ignore
that you don't even know my name. Medicate.

Come day, you’ll say you cannot stay.
What’s more, I’ll feel the same. It happens every time.
So I’ve come to find everyone goes away. I’m destined to remain.
You were never mine, so you were perfect.

(THIS IS)Our medicine,(THIS IS)
Our time to medicate here with me now as we lose ourselves in this and ignore
that you don't even know my name. Medicate,here with me now as we lose ourselves in this and ignore
that you don't even know my name. Medicate.

Can you discribe what its like
I feel nothin
Can you feel this does it sting
I feel nothin at all
I feel nothin at all
I feel nothin at all
Can you tell me how it feels
I feel nothin at all
Can we pretend this is real
I feel nothin

Medicate here with me now as we lose ourselves in this and ignore
that you don't even know my name.

Medicate here with me now as we lose ourselves in this and ignore
that you don't even know my name.

Medicate here with me now as we lose ourselves in this and ignore
that you don't even know my name. Medicate. OH

You dont even know my name
You dont even know my name
Medicate

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Rock

17 Crimes

Album:

Burials
(2013)

Lyrics:

If you had a day,
would you give me a moment?
Would you allow our play
to leave no bone unbroken?